My first taste of limoncillo (sounds like “lemon cello”) was over 20 years ago. I remember it like yesterday. My friend Shelley’s parents had recently… Read More »Homemade Limoncillo is easy peasy: Here’s how to make it
This cooked salsa recipe is the gift of the wife of an old friend in appreciation for some cooking advice. Ana is from Mexico and… Read More »Ana Quinn’s cooked Salsa
Pest identification and elimination We were robbed dammit! Our bonus morel crop was literally decimated. Where I had hoped we might have as much as… Read More »Morel Marauders: Pill bugs and pillage, slimy slugs, sneaky squirrels
The crazy garden ing season of 2022 left me still dealing with the slowly ripening late tomatoes through November, an right into December, upsetting my… Read More »Fermented Salsa
“Spot the prawn…or is it a shrimp? What are the differences, and does it matter to what I’m cooking?” If you find a recipe in… Read More »Shrimp vs Prawns vs Crawfish vs Lobster: Which to use in this risotto?
An unanticipated easter treasure hunt On Friday while weeding the garlic beds, we discovered fresh morels! First, I saw one perfect black morel beside a… Read More »Morel mushrooms: Cultivation of upstanding morels
Greek coffee, Turkish coffee, either way, it’s delicious My Greek ancestors were in Ethiopia, the home of coffee, at least as far back as the… Read More »How to make Greek coffee: a recipe for a perfect day
Marzipan is easy & fun to work with I am a big fan of marzipan, but always expected it to be difficult to make and… Read More »Marzipan
What do you really need for great pizza? To make wonderful homemade pizza doesn’t require a lot. You need a pizza peel, a pizza steel,… Read More »DIY pizza oven kits or personal plans?
When you have some puff pastry to play with and can’t choose between Pastizzi or Quiche, make both!